Compulsory education in ancient times

On June [-]st, Tao Yanran happily brought Qi Bohan, who was dressed in disguise, and two treasures to the box of the Liuli Pavilion Auction, as if it was Children's Day for Xiaobao and Xiaobei!

Xiaobao and Xiaobei have started to learn to crawl now, and they are very noisy all day long.Tao Yanran didn't bother them either, he just asked people to remove all the things in the box, spread a layer of soft carpet, and put the two little guys in crotch pants on the ground.

As soon as they landed, the two little guys crawled around like clockwork, ignoring the two fathers at all.

Tao Yanran sat on the ground leaning against Qi Bohan, looking at the cheerful figures of the two babies, he also relaxed a lot.

After noon, when everyone was seated one after another, the auction began.The host was the man who presided over the Imperial Treasure Auction back then. The familiar person and scene reminded Tao Yanran of the Imperial Treasure Auction three years ago.

Back then, he was still a young scholar who didn't understand anything, and Qi Bohan was still a down-and-out prince.When they first met, Tao Yanran had expected Qi Bohan's achievements today, but he never thought that their relationship would become as close as it is now.

The host's voice quickly interrupted Tao Jianran's sweet memories: "Dear guests, the first item to be auctioned in Liuli Pavilion today is this imperial gift!"

As soon as the host finished speaking, there was an uproar at the scene.Everyone thought that the imperial gift must be the finale, everyone had to exercise restraint before they were ready, and absolutely not spend too much money, but they didn't expect Liuli Pavilion to play cards so unreasonably!

But when they learned about the auction items, everyone immediately understood the meaning of doing so.Because what is being auctioned is not the real thing, but the contracting right to build national roads!

What's so good about auctioning this contracting right?How many people avoided it, and Qi Bohan actually put it up for auction?Are you crazy about money?Do you really think everyone is a fool!Just take out something and stamp it with the stamp of the imperial gift, and people will flock to it? !No wonder the first auction is held. If it is placed at the finale, it may not be possible to sell it at that time, but the previous auction items will definitely be lowered in price, and it will be a big loss!

Many people sneered at this imperial gift, but when they heard the host's next words, some foolish people who slapped their mouths were moved.

If you contract more than ten miles of land, you can erect a monument on the side of the road for future generations to admire and leave your name through the ages.If you contract more than [-] miles of land, you can open one shop on the road section you contracted, and if you contract more than [-] miles of land, you can open two shops, and so on.

Moreover, all those who participated in the contract can obtain the title of country gentry bestowed by the emperor. Although they have no real power, they will not kneel down when they see officials below the fourth rank in the future, and they can wear silk like everyone else!

In addition, you can also use this title to exchange for a place in the imperial examination, and you can exchange for a place by contracting [-] kilometers of land!

All of these items are aimed at ordinary merchants and improve their status!

The dignitaries of the aristocratic families in the capital were drowsy after hearing this, and they scolded the emperor for being stupid.And those merchants can't wait to go up and shout, I'll take care of everything!

The host seemed to realize that everyone couldn't wait, so he announced very simply: "This auction is a secret auction, and a total of [-] kilometers of contracting rights will be auctioned. All distinguished guests who are interested in participating in the auction, please write down on the paper The number of miles you are willing to contract, how much money you plan to invest in it, and how long you plan to complete it. After fifteen minutes, a maid will come to collect the note. The auction result will be announced before the auction ends."

After hearing the words, everyone realized that the paper and pens on the table were for this purpose.

Tao Jianran was in the box, seeing many people starting to write, he couldn't help but said happily: "Great, the road from the capital to the border is no longer a worry, and the cement factory in Lingzhou has to hurry up! For the third phase of the Linhai Canal project, Chen Wanyong must hurry up and get through to the Tongxiang Grand Canal as soon as possible!"

Seeing Tao Jianran's high spirits, Qi Bohan couldn't help but stepped forward to ask for a sweet kiss.Tao Jianran was so kissed that his head was hypoxic, his eyes were blurred, and he looked like he was inviting someone to taste it.Qi Bohan swallowed, and finally poured himself a few cups of herbal tea to suppress the hotness in his body.At the same time, I swore secretly in my heart that I would definitely not take two little kids out of the house in the future, it was very annoying!

During Qi Bohan's self-reflection, the auction of the contracting rights came to an end. When the exquisite glass products were placed on the auction stage, the atmosphere in the auction room was quickly ignited!The rich and powerful who were drowsy before are now as excited as chicken blood!

All kinds of high prices were called out, but Tao Yanran lost interest.After all, I didn't make the money by myself, so I don't have any sense of accomplishment, so I might as well play with the little one!

"Be good, Bao'er~ Let Dad kiss you~" Tao Yanran picked up Bao'er who crawled to his side, and couldn't help but squeeze that cute little hand that was as cute as a lotus root.

Bao'er didn't know if she understood Tao Jianran's words, and Tao Jianran's face was drooling all of a sudden.Seeing this, Qi Bohan frowned, and directly hugged Bao'er to keep him away from Tao Yanran.

Bao'er didn't see that her father disliked her, so she made Qi Bohan's face drool again.It made Qi Bohan's face black on the spot, Tao Jianran laughed, and Bao'er didn't know, so she also giggled and showed a mouthful of baby teeth.

Bell, who was not far away, saw the smirking duo, and didn't understand what was so funny, so she continued to crawl around indifferently.Qi Bohan was in a bad mood, so he stretched out his claws towards Beier, picked up Beier, and moved towards Baoer.Bao'er seemed to understand, and also smacked Bei'er's face with saliva.

The family of four enjoyed themselves in the private room, and soon Xie Xuan sent up the list of participants in the secret auction, and the order had been arranged for Tao Yanran and Qi Bohan to check.

Tao Jianran took the stack of papers and found that the first one belonged to the Xie family!Tao Yanran took a look at Xie Xuan, and found that there was no abnormal expression on his face, and he was very calm.

The Xie family will contract ten miles of land, and it is expected to cost 1 taels of silver, and the project will be completed within three months.It can be said that it is very sincere to spend one tael of silver for one meter of land, and what makes Tao Yanran even more satisfied is the construction period.

Tao Jianran nodded inwardly, and turned to the second one, and it turned out to be a familiar face: the Guo family.

The content written by the Guo family is the same as that of the Xie family, but Xie Xuan played a trick and ranked the Guo family second.

Next, there are many people who want to contract [-] to [-] kilometers of land, but because the road section to be contracted is too long, the money paid is limited, and the average investment per meter is less than that of Xie and Guo, and the construction period is also longer. , so it was pushed to the back.

Tao Jianran and Qi Bohan searched casually, but found nothing wrong. Among the contracted amount for the first [-] kilometers, the minimum investment was half a tael per meter, which was higher than Tao Jianran's psychological bottom line.

So I handed the list to Xie Xuan and asked him to announce the results, and the family of four went back to the Shangshu Mansion. There is still a tough battle to be fought tomorrow!

Before I heard that Liuli Pavilion was going to sell the imperial gift, Zhang Yushi came out to persuade him to die. Although Tao Jianran repulsed him, there were still many criticisms, especially the profit made by this auction was still low. In the hands of the Xie family, no matter how I think about it, I am very unconvinced!

But now that they know that the money from the auction is not for military pay at all, Tao Yanran's previous rebuttal is completely untenable.What's more, Qi Bohan's move is obviously to promote the status of the businessman, those old antiques who talk about their ancestors' family law every day, don't know how to die to persuade Qi Bohan to take back his life.

Sure enough, when the next day went to court, except for a few ministers who were determined to embrace Qi Bohan's thigh policy, the rest of the people who were still vacillating, as if they had made an appointment, all knelt down and begged Qi Bohan to take back his order.Among the kneeling crowd, Tao Jianran looked at Wang Lingjun and Yuan Shajing from afar, and really wanted to find a chair to sit down and eat melon seeds to watch a good show.

Qi Bohan waited for them to kowtow and finish shouting before he sighed long and put on a show, "Since your lovers are so united, it's not impossible to take back your life. Then it's better for your lovers to pay for the repair of the official road. "

As soon as they asked for money, someone immediately hesitated: "This, this is against the rules."

"This is against the rules, that's not according to the rules. According to what you said, then the official way should not be cultivated?" Qi Bohan sneered angrily when he saw someone else nodded foolishly, "The cost of transporting grain and grass, you come and pay Is it? If in the future, due to the broken official path, the battle report is delayed, and the opportunity to miss the battle, will this responsibility be borne by you?!"

Qi Bohan's words echoed in the empty hall.Some ministers who were provoked when their brains got hot just now woke up, and immediately regretted it.But Qi Bohan didn't give them a chance to regret it. He got off the dragon chair and paced back and forth in the hall step by step: "Now that the Huns' civil strife is about to end, they will come to attack Ruichao at some point. Don't you think about it?" Take precautions, but obstruct everywhere..."

Qi Bohan stopped suddenly, his sharp eyes swept across the backs of the people who were prostrate on the ground, and asked sharply: "What are your intentions!"

Being questioned by the king in this way, some loyal and pure ministers were ashamed and ashamed, and some who had a small heart in their hearts also shed a cold sweat of guilt.Qi Bohan ignored their reactions, flicked his sleeves, and left Zichen Hall.

Qi Bohan was so imposing today that even Tao Jianran was taken aback, and he didn't come back to himself until he left for a long time.And the ministers, who were kneeling so close to the ground, didn't even know that Qi Bohan had left, their trembling bodies dared not move.

Wang Lingjun couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Oh, some people have a ball growing on their necks, and they don't know what those seven holes are for."